UMass Lowell sophomore Russ Olive (Chelmsford, Mass.) was named the River Hawk of the Week and the America East Player of the Week, following his three home run and five RBI performance in the four-game series against UConn.
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The outfielder connected on homers in back-to-back games to begin the season, including the team's first long ball of 2017 to earn his first career conference weekly award.
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In the River Hawks' 11-8 win in the finale, Olive went 3-for-5, including a three-run shot in the top of the first to give UMass Lowell a 4-0 lead. He added a double in the effort to finish the weekend 5-for-15 with three runs scored.
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The Chelmsford, Mass. native leads the team in slugging percentage (1.000), is second in average, hits and total bases, while being tied at the top with home runs and RBI.
The "River Hawk of the Week" is chosen in voting by the UMass Lowell Athletic Communications staff. It honors the top athlete, male or female, based on performance during the previous week of competition. Â Because of the unique accomplishment the staff chose to give the honor to the entire team.
The River Hawks are back in action this weekend at the Davidson Tournament in North Carolina, where they will play Davidson, Fairleigh Dickinson and Lehigh.Â
